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. 2025 May 12;17(5):640. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17050640
ADM allyl-α-D-mannopyranoside
ALC-0315 ionizable lipid used in Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine
AMA-1 Apical Membrane Antigen-1
APC antigen-presenting cell
BCG Bacille Calmette-Guérin
BG bacterial ghost
BMV bacterial membrane vesicle
cGAMP cyclic GMP-AMP (STING agonist)
CLR C-type Lectin Receptor
COE neutralizing epitope of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV)
CPP cell-penetrating peptide
CTL cytotoxic T lymphocyte
DC dendritic cell
DC-SIGN Dendritic Cell-Specific Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-3
Dex Dendritic Cell-derived Exosomes
DOPE 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
DOTAP 1,2-Dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane
DOTMA N-[1-(2,3-Dioleoyloxy)propyl]-N,N,N-trimethylammonium chloride
EP electroporation
FMDV foot-and-mouth disease virus
GAS Group A streptococcus
GP glucan particle
GPI glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol
GRAS generally recognized as safe
HA hemagglutinin
HLA Human Leukocyte Antigen
ID intradermal
IM intramuscular
LNP lipid nanoparticle
LSCExo lung cell-derived exosome
MHC major histocompatibility complex
MR mannose receptor
mRNA Messenger RNA
MeNPs metallic nanoparticles
MOFs metal–organic frameworks
MUC1 Mucin 1
PAMP pathogen-associated molecular pattern
PBAE poly(β-amino ester)
PEDV porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
PEG polyethylene glycol
PEI polyethylenimine
PLGA poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PLPs phage-like particles
PNP polymeric nanoparticle
PRR pattern recognition receptor
RABV rabies virus
RBD receptor-binding domain
RGD arginine–glycine–aspartic acid (integrin-binding peptide)
SC subcutaneous
siRNA Small Interfering RNA
SM-102 ionizable lipid used in Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
STING Stimulator of Interferon Genes
TLR Toll-like receptor
TNBC triple-negative breast cancer
WYV whole yeast vaccine
YSD yeast surface display
YS yeast shell